For those who have miscarried in the past...

This is my first pregnancy. I am 6 weeks 2 days. I can't help but seriously be concerned about Miscarriage. The more I read, the more alarmed I get. I was wondering for those who miscarried before.. Did you have any initial signs? Had you already heard a heart beat? Had you already seen your doctor? Any insight would be greatly appreciated and will hopfully help ease my mind.

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Unfortunately sometimes you can't tell and sometimes you can. I've had 1 and I had a D&C because I couldn't wait to be done with it. I just started spotting one day and it lasted about a week and we saw a sac and a hb that looked abnormal and the next day no hb. Had D&C a week later. Very difficult time for me. But I know my angel is waiting for me in heaven.

I wouldn't try to worry. I think 100% of pregnant women worry about MC (miscarriage) during pregnancy. By 6w I think its around a 5% chance of MC. That's very small. Try to chill and relax as best you can.

Here is my advice and I promise it's good and true. I'm no stranger to loss. I've lost two babies. The first I didn't realiZe I was pregnant until 8 weeks because I was on the pill. In that 8 weeks I drank, smoked, took Advil, did gymnastics and I lost the baby a week later. I hadn't had a scan yet. I just started bleeding which got heavier and badddd cramps. With my next pregnancy I was terrified and did everything a million times carefully and followed every single rule. I got very sick and dehydration caused me to go into labor at 18 weeks. Even with doing every thing right and worrying non stop I lost my baby. I also had a healthy baby after but I was terrified that whole time too so here's what I learned!

Worrying is a waste of time. Yes, educate yourself so you know what to do if something seems off but please don't worry! If your baby isn't going to make it, no amount of research or worry or perfect behavior will change that. It's out of our control. I regreted wasting my baby's short 18 weeks worrying instead of enjoying every second I had with her. Please enjoy each second you can. Today you are pregnant. Enjoy it. Talk to your baby, dream about what they will look like. Enjoy the beautiful experience of pregnancy even when your miserable. But please if you take away nothing else, don't worry ❤️ worry changes nothing. It only takes away from today's happiness.

Easier said than done, but try not to worry! There is not much you can to prevent a miscarriage if you are taking care of yourself. I had two early miscarriages, probably considered chemical pregnancies since they occurred between 5 and 6 weeks. The first one happened 8 years ago, the last one occurred in October. But I had three healthy pregnancies in between! I'm 4 weeks pregnant now, excited yet cautious. My only symptoms were spotting which led to period like bleeding. Not even any bad cramping. Congrats! Enjoy your pregnancy, it flies by! 💜

I've had 3. Two before ds (dear son) (one naturally passed, one emergency d&c: I could have died, I needed two blood transfusions) , one after (d&c due to previous risk). I stressed up until ds (dear son) was born, but tried to relax and take it day by day.

There is not much you can do, besides the healthy things (quit smoking, drinking, eat healthy and regular, rest, relax). And try not to worry too much. Read about pregnancy but don't focus too hard on miscarriages.

I still check the paper every time I go to the bathroom, cause it's a real fear, but iI knowI'm blessed to even get this far, and that I have ds, I can have more. My obgyn has me on first trimester progesterone now as a precaution.

Breathe, relax, do something for you, and enjoy the process as best you can. And congrats on being pregnant!

I've had two losses. One at 5 weeks 4 days and one at 22 weeks when I was supposed to be "in the clear." STOP. WORRYING. It is out of your hands and if something were to happen it was because something was majorly wrong with the baby or it is just how fate will have it. Worrying will only put stress on the baby and make things harder for you. I know it's hard but honestly, with my first (daughter is 3 and healthy) I had to get off the internet for a few months. It freaked me out too. Sometimes it's better to just ask people you actually know. ❤️ Good luck mama. And don't worry, along with those miscarriages, there are thousands of healthy babies born every day!

Exactly what pp said. Try not to worry. I have had 3 losses in 10 months. I had my daughter in March of 2013 with no complications. She was my first ever pregnancy.

Decided to try for #2 last September. Bam pregnant right away. I lost that one at 6 weeks. No symptoms other than a little heavier bleeding than a period. Got pregnant again in December. That one was ectopic and lost it at 9 weeks. Again no symptoms. Got pregnant again in May. Lost that one at 5 weeks. Once again no symptoms. Catch my drift?

Obviously educate yourself on things to watch out for that can be life threatening and call your OB or ER if any of thoese things occur. But other than that try to stay away from the the thread that talk about miscarriage or threatened miscarriages because it will drive your mind crazy.

I am now 4 week and 3 days pregnant and still waiting on blood work and early US to find out if this is a viable pregnancy.

Good luck to you and enjoy every moment of being pregnant, even if it's fleeting!

Exactly what pp said. Try not to worry. I have had 3 losses in 10 months....

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07/16/2015

Exactly what pp said. Try not to worry. I have had 3 losses in 10 months. I had my daughter in March of 2013 with no complications. She was my first ever pregnancy.

Decided to try for #2 last September. Bam pregnant right away. I lost that one at 6 weeks. No symptoms other than a little heavier bleeding than a period. Got pregnant again in December. That one was ectopic and lost it at 9 weeks. Again no symptoms. Got pregnant again in May. Lost that one at 5 weeks. Once again no symptoms. Catch my drift?

Obviously educate yourself on things to watch out for that can be life threatening and call your OB or ER if any of thoese things occur. But other than that try to stay away from the the thread that talk about miscarriage or threatened miscarriages because it will drive your mind crazy.

I am now 4 week and 3 days pregnant and still waiting on blood work and early US to find out if this is a viable pregnancy.

Good luck to you and enjoy every moment of being pregnant, even if it's fleeting!

I had no signs that I was going to miscarry at all. I still had my pg symptoms (which actually didn't fully go away until about 2 weeks after), my breasts were just as sore, no unusual cramping. I went to the washroom and when I wiped there was brown blood. I called my DH (dear husband) and a friend who told me it can be normal in pg and she had spotting with all of her children, but within an hour I had bright red bleeding with clots and horrible cramping.

I was 6 weeks exactly and it was Christmas eve

I had brown spotting with my DS (dear son) and with this pg too which have turned out to be normal (but terrifying), so don't freak if you get it too. The key with my mc was it turned heavy and red very quickly.

No symptoms from the start at 6"weeks heart rate was 108. 7 weeks on a Sunday bleeding started no cramping thought I had just over worked my self. Monday bleeding got worse no cramps went in no fetal pole. Wednesday went back in and they said for sure I was miscarrying. Went home extreme pain started that day, so bad I had to go to ER I passed out from the pain. Needless to say you will know.

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